The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-14


OK 90 for years, aud WAS thought TO D.
dad, the hRtcbet bufied, aud the thin
fOTgOtte now began to show signs o
rse0rcilaliOn, COnkliDg claimed tn
q rh Id promised him he control OF th
Fed raj patronage III New York TO
turning in a. the most critical peri0I
aud helling to elect him. He recon-
mrnded twelve men fOr appointment Il
Offica. Eleven OF thsse were accepted
by g ,rfield, bus Mr. COnk ing's man To-
Coz ecIOr Of the Port OF New York Oltl
was rejected This Is one OF the NOS
powerful OOlitlcal offices In the country
and Blaine would not allow 1t TO be ruI
in the inter'st Of Coz king. He there
fore persuaded the President 10 So
COnkling's man aside aud appoint tn hi
stead Mr. Robertson. Garfield had mad
Blaine his Secretary of State; and in thiI
position, as the Pfesident's righ
bower, he could disregard mos
aay appointment he desired that
Coukling might recommend to tht
President, and he certainty would avail
himself OF Thu golden opportunity. The
appointment Of Robertson was very dis
tasteful to Conkling, aud he ls reported
to have said that he would have 1t re.
VOked or he would smash Gsrfield's ad-
minisHatiOl. Garfield was on the
verge of yielding to C0nkling when
Blaine threatened TO resign from the
abinet. He f1aally succumbed to
Blaine and the whole thing eliminated
In the resignation Of COnkling aud his
| Q ,lleagne, "Me Too Platt" from tn,
United States Senate. In about month
after this Garfield was shot by an assas.
sin, and 1t is no exsggerstion to cay
that the same shot killed the Republican
par y along with Garfield. Since that
tims they have not scored one important
victory, and New York, few weeks
later, cut loose from Republlcanism by
electing Democratic legislature.
The death OF Garfield made Arthur
President, and this reversed the orr or of
thing; the 8t8lwarts were now on top.
Arthur would never have been nominal
ed for Vice President but after the Stal
warts had been 20 lnglotlOUsly beaten
at Chicago. he was nominated to satisfy
that wing Of the party, because he WAS
known to be the personal friend OF COnk
ling. The accession of Arthur to the
Presi Iency brought COnkling to the
front and be would instantly enter into
a retaliation with Blaine. BE wanted
Blaine bounced from the Cabinet,
Immediately to his wishes he dissolved
partnership with Arthur. In order to
curry favor with COnkling, Arthur did
finally dismiss Blaine. In this political
undertaking he was unsuccessful, for
he not only failed to regain Conkling's
friendship but incurred the enmty of
Blaine. which was about as bitter as
that of COnkliDg's. 1t will thus be seen
the breach between COnkling and Blaine
was widening instead Of closing up. Il
had already involved Arthur In an an
tsgOnism with Blaine. What YVES once
a mere personal matter between Blaine
and Conkling was becoming great
fact'Onal fight, and the feeling between
the StRlWarts and Halfb"e "eeds was about
As bitter as between Democrats and Rs
DublicaDs. The time for holding the
State conventions for 1892 was here,
and now would come the tussle between
StalWarts and Halfbreeds for suprem
acy. Pennsylvania was the first one TO
hold her State convention, and the Stall
warts knocked the Halfbreeds out In
the first round by nominating q Stal.
wsrt machine ticket by acclamation.
The Stalwarts were everywhere sustain
ed In their vicious methods by the Ar |
thur administration. Political inde
pendence now began to assert iself
against StRlwArt domination. A mum.
Der of Republicans openly revolted
against Senator Cameron's "slated
Ticket" and they called q convention
to nominate q separate ticket. New
Vnrh noyk ARfhna laRt 10
Offi,ial duties In Washington to care for
themselves and went to New York to
pack the State Convention for judge
FOlger, his Secretary Of the Treasury,
for Governor. The machine rule Of the
Stalwarts was not only osjism, but IL
vac tainted with tyrSnnical usurpstion
II melted the Halfbreeds to revolution.
rhe only ference between the inde
pendent Republicans Of Pennsylvania,
and those OF New York, was, that Ia the
former they nominated seperste lnde-
pendent ticket. while In the latter they
desired to make their revolt more EN-
Dh9tio by going straight over to the
Democracy. Grover Cleveland was the
Democratic nominee for Governor.
Public opinion was decidedly against
the Republicans The 47th Congress
had just adjourned and the people were
everywhere dis9ueted with Its unprin.
cipled extraVaganoes and many Repub-
llcans were anxious to Tebuke their
party by voting the Democratic ticket. |
The Republican party received the most |
crushing defeat 1t had ever received
since Its formation. Ohio, Indiana,
Wisconsin, New Jersey, California, Col.
OrsdO, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachu- |
setts, Michigan, Nevada, and New York
all went Democratic, the last eight
electing Democratic Governors. New
York elected Cleveland Governor byOVsr
1874 600 majority and the whole State 4
was turned over to the
Democracy. All this was done by the
friends Of Blaine. They claimed thew
would purify the party within itsel' by |
defeating the Stalwart machine nomi- |
nation, but 1t resulted In wrecking the
party to such an extent that 1t has never
been able to win an important battle
since.
This was the preliminary skirmish for |
1884. The whole State administration
with its patronage, consisting of 10, 900
oficeh0lders, was turned over to the
Democrats, and this OfficeholdInR ele.
ment would WELD q powerful influence
In future campaigns In the State, that
might be Of incalculable service to the
Democratic party. The Democratic
party had not seen the White House
since they had left 1t In 1851, but by this
victory they were enabled to get within
sight of 1t once more. They had 80 we'll
intrenched themselves that they could
not be driven back by the enemy, and
In the nex9 National battle they were
sure they could take the fort. Indeed II
Is q grave question whether the Presi.
Dental battle OF 1884 was not won In
1889 That ohannA nh kha ckaka advnl,.